Responsibilities for the Librarian Job
- Promote and foster the enjoyment of reading for pleasure, contributing to the development of reading skills.
- Develop and contribute to the school wide reading culture through reading programmes, initiatives and events.
- Provide leadership and support to teachers on reading engagement and developing life-long readers.
- Ensure the collection and provides a wide range of quality reading material, catering for diverse needs and interests.
- Promote and foster the enjoyment of reading for pleasure, contributing to the development of reading skills.
- Develop and contribute to the college wide reading culture through reading programmes, initiatives and events.
- Provide leadership and support to teachers on reading engagement and developing life-long readers.
- Ensure the collection and provides a wide range of quality reading material, catering for diverse needs and interests.
- Ensure that the library plays an integral role in supporting inquiry, and that students have easy access to print and eResources.
- Collaborate with teachers to develop information literacy across the school through participating in or leading information literacy and digital literacy coaching.
- Coordinate school-wide guidance and training for all staff and students in effective use of resources.
- Develop a collection that has relevant resources in a variety of formats to support inquiry learning.
- Develop, review and maintain the library’s guiding documents, in collaboration with senior school staff.
- Prepare annual budgets for library resources and capital expenditure, in accordance with school policy and practice.
- Ensure library expenditure is appropriately managed.
- Promote the library services and resources to all staff and students
- Maintain up-to-date school library procedures documents
- Lead the library team, ensuring their appropriate training, and regular performance appraisal.
- Represent the library on IT, resource, or curriculum committees.
- Attend staff meetings and briefings.
- Collaborate with teaching and literacy staff to ensure that the library is seen and used as a reading and research resource.
- Be a professional and supportive member of the college community.
- Proactively engage in professional development opportunities and performance appraisal.
Librarian Job Qualifications
- Library management and systems
- Knowledge of Kenyan Curriculum
- School library collection development and learning resources
- Information and digital literacy skills and their links with the library
- Staff management
- Planning and organization
- Financial management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Collaboration with IT and teaching staff
- Effective online search skills and use of online tools
- Time and stress management
Personal Attributes
- Staff management
- Planning and organization
- Financial management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Collaboration with IT and teaching staff
- Effective online search skills and use of online tools
- Time and stress management
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